Sanssouci in Potsdam

16:52 / Posted by Licia / comments (0)

By far, the German cards I received are very nice :) and certainly this one is. Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam from Rafal, for Different Countries RR.

Sanssouci, Potsdam
Origin: Berlin, Germany (8.785km in 8 days)

Stamps: left to right
Leuchttürme - Warnemünde (Lighthouse - Warnemünde), Germany, 2008
50 Jahre Lebenshilfe (50 Years Life Assistance(???)), Germany, 2008

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Longest Castle Complex in Europe

16:50 / Posted by Licia / comments (0)

Janett, I got your card for Europe tag! :D and I LOVE it! =] The card shows the longest castle complex in Europe, Castle Burghausen. @_@

With a length of over 1000 metres (!!!!) and almost all of its medieval fortifications still intact, Burghausen is one of the most impressive and largest castle complexes in Europe. From 1255 on it was the second residence of the dukes of Lower Bavarian and the court of their consorts.

In the late Middle Ages Duke Georg der Reiche (George the Rich) turned the castle with its six courtyards into the strongest fortress in the country.
Burghausen an der Salzach
(Burghausen at the Salzach river)
Origin: Rottal-Inn, Germany (9,075km in 12 days)
Again, nice flowers stamps. =] Pay attention to the special postmark on the left! It's the mark for Landshuter Hochzeit (Landshut Wedding), one of the largest historical pageants in Europe!
Official site of Landshuter Hochzeit: http://www.landshuter-hochzeit.de/
Landshuter Hochzeit on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landshut_Wedding
Stamps: (left to right)
Krokus (Crocus), Germany, 2005
Krokus (Crocus), Germany, 2005
Narzisse (Narcissus), Germany, 2006

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First Official came eventually!

15:02 / Posted by Licia / comments (0)

My first official came today! :D I opened my mailbox yesterday, 12th May, and found there 2 official cards out of 7 received cards. The two officials arrived together, so it's a question for me to decide which card should I register first! (:P maybe no one really cares about that) One card was sent on 2nd May and the other one was sent on 5th May, so I consider the 2nd May one as the first. =] Now, what's that lucky country? *drums*

It's Germany! :D Sent by Elisa ith postcard id DE-333599. Wow... Germans have sent many cards... @_@

Mond . Moon . Lone
Origin: Dresden, Germany (8,818km in 10 days)
I love the purple changing into red and orange in this card! Did I mention I can't resist anything purple? XDD
Stamp: Tränendes Herz (Dicentra spectabilis / Bleeding Heart), Germany, 2006

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Oldest house in Neuss

12:22 / Posted by Licia / comments (0)

From Doris in Germany, for Germany tag. This old building has been transformed into a coffee house :D maybe I can have a cup of tea there in 2011, when I travel to Europe.

Ältesten Neusser Fachwerk, Kaffeehaus 1571, Michaelstraße
(Oldest timber-framed house in Neuss, Coffeehouse 1571, Michaelstraße)
Origin: Neuss, Germany (9,260km in 12 days)
Gorgeous stamps of castle and lighthouse!
Stamps: (from left to right)
500 Jahre Rathaus Frankenberg (500 Years Frankenberger City Hall), (Eder), Germany, 2009
Serie Leuchttürme - Hörnum (Lighthouse series, Hörnum), Germany, 2007

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Cute German houses in snow

10:09 / Posted by Licia / comments (0)

Hahaha... got the first card from Janett in Germany for April RR, but I know there will be more to come because we tagged each other again and again with multiple tags. :P This one is sooooo nice! look at those cute little wooden house! They remind me of a Japanese cartoon I saw when I was a kid, 'Heidi, Girl of the Alps', though there wasn't much snow like this in that cartoon. :P

Heustadl am Kranzberg ber Mittenwald, im Hintergrund Soierngruppe, Oberbayern (House at Kranzberg with Mittenwald, in the background of mountain(?), Upper Bavaria)

Origin: Rottal-Inn, Germany (9,075km in 12 days)

And some of the stamps are from Asteraceae family! :D

Stamps: (left to right)
Krokus (Crocus), Germany, 2005
Margerite (Daisy), Germany, 2005
Aster, Germany, 2005

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